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Two ORNL researchers, two joint faculty receive DOE early career awards OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 10, 2013 — Materials science and physics research led by early career Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists received a boost this week from the Department of Energy's Office of Science Early Career Research Program.
Zero-energy classroom built at Clinton High with UT-Battelle help OAK RIDGE, Tenn., May 10, 2013 — A new 1,500-square-foot zero-energy structure has been built on the Clinton High School campus with the help of a $15,000 corporate gift from UT-Battelle.
Hardin Valley Academy's Meredith Graves wins UT-Battelle Scholarship OAK RIDGE, Tenn., April 29, 2013 — Meredith Graves, a senior at Hardin Valley Academy, is the recipient of the 2013 UT-Battelle Scholarship to the University of Tennessee.

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BioEnergy Science Center reaches 500th publication Researchers with the BioEnergy Science Center led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory have charted 500 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals in the center's five and half years of operation. — May. 17, 2013
Project with ORNL helps Hardin Valley senior earn Boy Scouts award Through a project with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Hardin Valley Academy's Noah Kaye has earned the Boy Scouts of America's Hornaday Award and redbreast sunfish have some new hangouts. — May. 10, 2013
Science Saturdays attract hundreds of students for lectures, tours Hundreds of science-minded students bypassed Saturday morning cartoons this semester, opting instead to participate in the first year of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Science Saturdays program. — May. 6, 2013
Virtual Office Community and Computing Lab The Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors, the Department of Energy's first Innovation Hub, has enlisted top scientists and engineers from around the U.S. to improve the nuclear reactors that provide about 20 percent of the nation's electricity. — Apr. 30, 2013
ORNL analysis predicts losses from extreme weather damage could double by 2050 U.S. economic losses from extreme weather could at least double by 2050, according to an Oak Ridge National Laboratory analysis published this month in the online edition of the journal Global Environmental Change. — Apr. 26, 2013